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REACTION TO INTRAARTERIAL IONIC IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM ADMINISTRATION IN ANESTHETIZED HORSES
Author(s) -
POLLARD RACHEL E.,
PUCHALSKI SARAH M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01812.x
Subject(s) - medicine , iodinated contrast , contrast medium , horse , anesthesia , iodinated contrast media , shock (circulatory) , edema , computed tomographic , nuclear medicine , surgery , radiology , computed tomography , paleontology , biology
The purpose of this report was to evaluate the frequency and type of reactions to intraarterial iodinated contrast medium injection in horses. Ninety‐seven received an intraarterial injection of ionic, iodinated contrast medium for computed tomographic assessment of the distal limb. Nine (9.0%) horses developed a reaction attributable to the contrast medium administration. Of those, 4/97 (4.0%) developed a skin response (three with urticaria, one with facial edema) within 20 min. Five (5.0%) developed elevation of heart rate and/or blood pressure immediately upon administration of the contrast medium. No horse developed a severe reaction such as shock, cardiac, or respiratory arrest. No treatment was necessary in any horse.